980 - 1067 (87 years)
955 -
| Birth |
Abt. 955 |
Mercia, England  |
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| Family |
Lady of Lincoln _____ _____, b. Abt 960, Mercia, England |
| Children |
| + | 1. Countess of Mercia Godiva, b. Abt. 980, Mercia, England |
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Abt 960 -
| Birth |
Abt 960 |
Mercia, England |
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| Family |
Sheriff of Lincoln Thorold, b. Abt. 955, Mercia, England |
| Children |
| + | 1. Countess of Mercia Godiva, b. Abt. 980, Mercia, England |
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968 - 1057 (89 years)
| Birth |
14 May 968 |
Mercia, England |
| Died |
31 Aug 1057 |
Bromley, Stafford, England |
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| Father |
Leofwine Earl of Mercia, b. Abt 950, Mercia, England |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Countess of Mercia Alwara, b. Abt 955, Mercia, England |
| Relationship |
Natural |
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| Family |
Countess of Mercia Godiva, b. Abt. 980, Mercia, England |
| Married |
1030 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Alfgar Earl of Mercia, III, b. Abt 1002, Mercia, England |
| | 2. Hereward of Mercia, b. Abt 1004, Mercia, England |
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Abt 1002 - 1059 (57 years)
| Birth |
Abt 1002 |
Mercia, England |
| Died |
1059 |
Mercia, England |
| Buried |
Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
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| Father |
Leofric Earl of Mercia, III, b. 14 May 968, Mercia, England |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Countess of Mercia Godiva, b. Abt. 980, Mercia, England |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
1030 |
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| Family |
Princess of England Elfgifu Athling, b. Abt 997, Wessex, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Edwin Earl of Mercia, b. Abt 1028, Mercia, England |
| | 2. Burhheard of Mercia, b. Abt 1030, Mercia, England |
| | 3. Morcar Earl of Northumbria, b. Abt 1030, Mercia, England |
| + | 4. Queen of England Ealdgyth, b. Abt 1034, Mercia, England |
| | 5. Leverunia of Mercia, b. Abt 1034, Mercia, England |
| | 6. Lucia of Mercia, b. Abt 1040, Mercia, England |
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Abt 1004 -
| Birth |
Abt 1004 |
Mercia, England |
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| Father |
Leofric Earl of Mercia, III, b. 14 May 968, Mercia, England |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Countess of Mercia Godiva, b. Abt. 980, Mercia, England |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
1030 |
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| Name |
Godiva [1] |
| Title |
Countess of Mercia |
| Nickname |
Lady Godiva |
| Birth |
Abt. 980 |
Mercia, England [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
10 Sep 1067 [1] |
| Burial |
Coventry, Warwickshire, England [1] |
| Person ID |
I63008 |
The Kingealogy |
| Last Modified |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Family |
Leofric Earl of Mercia, III, b. 14 May 968, Mercia, England d. 31 Aug 1057, Bromley, Stafford, England (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
1030 [1] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Alfgar Earl of Mercia, III, b. Abt 1002, Mercia, England d. 1059, Mercia, England (Age 57 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural] |
| | 2. Hereward of Mercia, b. Abt 1004, Mercia, England [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural] |
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| Family ID |
F22840 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Jan 2015 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Burial - - Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
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| Notes |
- [royalfam.ged]
One of the most famous women of history.
Lady Godiva, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry, as a protest against taxation.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/godiva.html
http://www.abacom.com/~jkrause/godiva.html
Elizabeth II (Alexandra Mary) WINDSOR Queen of England is the 31st great granddaughter of La dy GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.
Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia is the 26th great grandmother of Thomas JEFFERSON.
So-called President George W. BUSH is the 33rd great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mer cia.
Nikolas II ROMANOV Czar of Russia was the 30th great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Me rcia.
Louis XVI, King Of FRANCE was the 27th great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.
Diana SPENCER was the 32nd great granddaughter of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Mercia.
Juan Carlos DE BORBON King of Spain is the 32nd great grandson of Lady GODIVA Countess Of Me rcia.
Simeon KOBURGOTSKI King and Prime Minister of Bulgaria is the 33rd great grandson of Lady GO DIVA Countess Of Mercia.
She was a religious benefactress who---according to tradition when her husband Leofric, Ear l of Mercia, imposed a heavy tax on the townsfolk of Coventry (1040)---obtained its remissio n by riding naked through the market place. The story occurs in Roger of Wendover (1235). Som e writers assert that Lady Godiva ordered all to remain indoors, which they did except for th e famous Peeping Tom, but he is a later addition to the story.
An explanation of the Lady Godiva story could well be the survival of a Celtic pagan celebrat ion in honour of the goddess-spirit, Epona. To celebrate the passage of the Moon accross th e night sky and, at the same time, the change from winter to spring, a tradition of a naked l ady with long hair riding on a white horse had survived. Quite possibly Leofric, Earl of Merc ia, had dared his wife, Godiva, to take the local girl's place in the procession.
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| Sources |
- [S255 ] Gedcom: royalfam.ged.
Date of Import: Feb 10, 2006
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